Home›Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe›British IslesGroupBritish IslesBritish Isles gathers the modern Justices and Presidents of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (and its predecessor, the House of Lords' Law Lords) together with the Chief Justices and Supreme Court judges of Ireland, and a handful of twentieth-century British colonial judges who served across the Commonwealth. The United Kingdom's own Supreme Court, established in 2009, and Ireland's Supreme Court, tracing its own line back to the 1922 Irish Free State, anchor the group.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedJudges of British Isles highest courts, exemplified by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the UK's highest appellate court for matters of greatest public or constitutional importance. 1Formation YearWell-attested2009 CE 1Browse ByAll British IslesBritish Isles30 entriesBritish IslesFilter Results30 entriesRoleAllBarrister and judge (2)Barrister and senior colonial judge (1)Barrister, colonial judge and chief justice (1)Barrister, judge and Fianna Fáil politician (1)Fine Gael politician, barrister and judge (1)Judge (3)Judge and barrister (1)Judge, politician and barrister (2)Jurist (1)Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2)Lawyer (1)Lawyer and judge (1)Lawyer, judge and barrister (1)Politician, lawyer and judge (1)Retired Irish judge (1)Soldier, Lawyer, Jurist (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllBritish (8)English (1)Irish (13)United Kingdom (6)Legal SystemAllEnglish Law (2)Irish Law (11)Law of the United Kingdom (12)Scots Law (1)Field of LawAllAdministrative Law (1)Civil / Private Law (1)Commercial and Business Law (2)Common Law (1)Constitutional Law (2)Family Law (2)Human Rights Law (1)Tax Law (1)GenderAllFemale (4)Male (24)Court Served OnAllCourt of Appeal of England and Wales (2)Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (3)East African Court of Appeal (1)Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (2)King's Bench Division (1)Supreme Court of Ireland (11)Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (8)BrowseCompareSelect all 30Andrew BurrowsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksBrenda HaleModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksCearbhall O DalaighModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe3 linksCharles Theodore AbbottModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe1 linkConor MaguireModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksDavid Lloyd-JonesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe1 linkDonal O'DonnellModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksEnoch JenkinsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksFrank ClarkeModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe1 linkGeorge Leggatt, Baron LeggattModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe1 linkHarold Curwen WillanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe1 linkHugh KennedyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksIngrid SimlerModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe3 linksJohn L. MurrayModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksJohn Sankey, 1st Viscount SankeyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksJonathan SumptionModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksKenneth James Muir MacKenzieModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe1 linkLiam HamiltonModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksLord Reed of AllermuirModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksLord SalesModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksMichael Briggs, Baron BriggsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of EuropeMichael Mustill, Baron MustillModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe3 linksRonan KeaneModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksStephen SedleyModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksSusan DenhamModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksThomas FinlayModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksTimothy SullivanModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe1 linkTom O'HigginsModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksVivien RoseModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksWilliam FitzGeraldModern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe2 linksSources1. Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaSupreme Court of the United Kingdom, lead sectionEstablished on 1 October 2009, per the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Part 3, Section 23(1), the Court is the United Kingdom's highest appellate court for these matters, and it hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, establishment date sentenceEstablished on 1 October 2009, per the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Part 3, Section 23(1).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.